The Rear Window (1954)
By Alfred Hitchcock / Rating: ★★★★☆
Really fun movie. There are some moments that haven't aged very well, but it was expected. As I've said multiple times in my Gamelog, I'm an enjoyer at heart, and my ratings are usually pretty high. I liked this movie, the camera work it's stunning are there are so many frames that could be a work of art by themselves. The plot is catchy, it makes you feel like you're one more of the cast staring like a maniac trough that window. The ending is kinda underwhelming?, in my opinion, but it can't erase the fact that this may be one of the best movies in history.
Locked (2025)
By David Yarovesky / Rating: ★★☆☆☆
What can I say, this movie sucked ass. Apparently it's a remake of an Argentinian movie called 4x4, one of those remakes that reminds you that you shouldn't attempt to fix what isn't broken, and that a North American perspective in this situation is extremely unnecessary. So, basically, a guy breaks into a car, and a Tony Stark-like man who happens to be Anthony Hopkins (and the owner of the car), decides that he's going to trap the guy inside and torture him for a bit with the objective of teaching him the most useless and tone-deaf lesson that only a rich white man could impart. And everything it's just so dumb and the logistics make no sense, so you just go along with it until Bill Skarsgård is a dehydrated bloody mess and you ask yourself "What the fuck am I watching?". This movie did nothing for me, it was made to be watched on Youtube Shorts divided in 346 parts.
The Seventh Seal (1957)
By Ingmar Bergman / Rating: ★★★★★
This movie is one of the most breathtaking pieces of art I've ever seen in a long time. Not only the story is engaging, fun and complex, but the cinematography is absolutely delightful. Every shot could be framed and admired on its own. The medieval setting is just so well done that you could've told me they brought a camera to 480 a.D and I would've believed you. The characters are so enchanting and memorable that I still remember each one of them after two months, they have their own motivations and fears, and their subplots don't live in the shadow of the main character's interests. Speaking of which, the Knight is a beautiful character and a perfect protagonist, so stereotypical yet complex with a tormented mind. After revisiting this movie, I just can't argue with the people who claim that this could be on the top movies ever made, it's just so endearing.
Creep (2014)
By Patrick Brice / Rating: ★★★☆☆
I'm not sure why I thought this movie was going to be way worse than it was in the end. I actually had a very good time watching it and I think it's pretty good for its genre. I'm too demanding of Found Footage horror, mostly because everyone jumped into the wagon after The Blair Witch Project without actually thinking about what made this movie so good other than "shaky camera and blurry video in the woods is so scary :'(", so most the time these movies had no relevant characters, if you could even call them that, because no one knew how to tell a backstory and develop a plotline with the limitations of the genre. Creep does a good job in telling us a story, and presents two very solid characters with very marked personalities that go along with each other so well. The camera work is great, I can believe that someone actually recorded this with their own (4kHD) digicam, the movements are human and there's barely any scene where you think "No one would actually pick up their camera and record in this situation", which really helps when it comes to immersion. The rating isn't higher because, even though it was a fun ride and I was engaged, I forgot about it after a few hours and, at the end of the day, this movie is not something that attempts to challenge your brain or create a discussion, and that's okay. Maybe I would've added another star if the main characters had kissed but, although close, it never happened